Syfy nabs “Sinbad” British action series September 6, 2012 - 20:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syfy has closed a deal to acquire Sky1′s action adventure series Sinbad. The deal was made with the series’ international distributor BBC Worldwide, according to Deadline. Produced by Impossible Pictures, the company behind Walking With Dinosaurs and Primeval, Sinbad chronicles the famous Middle Eastern sailor’s voyages. The 12-episode first season of the series is expected to premiere on Syfy in April 2013. “When mystical meets muscle, anything can happen in this exciting, action-packed series,” said Syfy’s SVP, programming and original movies Chris Regina, who oversaw the acquisition. “With its strong production values and rich story, Sinbad will be a terrific addition to our primetime lineup.” Word of the deal first leaked on the British Web site TVWise. Sinbad stars Elliot Knight in the title role, with Lost alum Naveen Andrews co-staring. It joins another international series that is being acquired by Syfy, the Canadian Continuum.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
